Wichita eagle., 1887-11-16

Lines OF Migration in the GIFTED States.
The Breeding Ground of American Hen.
The South.
It is historical fact that all great migra-
tory movements of peoples or of races have
been, with few exceptions, westward, along
the degree Of latitude on which they were
born. In our country tho men of northern
birth have almost always emigrated to the
northwest. Those of southern birth have
followed trails which led to the sou: Invest.
A few weeks ago | was talking with two
comrades in the dirty office of an ill kept
hotel at Prescott, iii Washington territory.
One of my comrades was a bright, snappy
railroad Official: the other was farmer.
who cultivated 5000 acreo & highly produc-
tive wheat land | had been travelling
through the marvellous wheat Growing region
known IS TIE Ralouse district where the es-
tablshed rules which control agricultural
operations III the Mississippi valley are ig-
nored, and where the most productive land
lies on tire top Of hills, and | told my com
rades what / had seen. | dwelt strongly on
the fact that | had met but few men who
were from New England or from the north
eastern states in the region. When | asked
the settlers with whom | talked where they
came from tncy answered from Missouri,
from Iowa, from Arkansas from Indiana,
from Tennessee, from illinois, ftom Kansas,
from North Carolina. and at long intervals
orc would rely that lie had been raised i'll
one OF tae New England states. The fact
that New England was scar:ily represented
in the new states which are being crea ed in
the west impressed me strongly, and it
troubled me stE2lgcly
l said, as | looked ir1uirinTly at my COM
rades. Il do not understand why there are 50
few New England men IN this region The
railroad Official thrust his hand into the breast
pocket Of his coat aid drew forth an enve-
lope which he handed TO me, saying in ex-
PLANTATION:
Last December our company placed an
advertisement in the hands OF IN advertising
agency TO publish i'll all sheir newspapers.
This envelope" lie tapped il with MS index
finger as he spoke, contains the record Of
the answers we received Guriag .he first four
months Of the year, and from what state
they were sent. Read the record, and YOU
viii then understand why YOU 90 not meet
New England men in the vast
thrust the envelope into the breast pocket
of my coat That night after we had separ-
ated read the list, ard it sharply indicated
that the railroad Official had spoken truth
fully. But tho list also indicated that the
southern people who I've in the old slave
states lad ceased TO e-1ig;asA But / Knew
that the southern people were cnigrating
ard
knowledge made me dou5. the correctness OF
the deductions the railroad official had drewD
from his list Of letters Of inquiry received +
So l laid it away Until csl1ld have access to (
that portion Of the tcnth census which relatcs
to the nativity o. the po-'1lation If tie differ
ent states. The volume les open before mo ,
as | write.
group the New England states and the
states OF Tev Yo-l-, Pennsylvania, New J.r- .
sey and Delaware for convenience Of Hlustra- .
ton ami as typical Of ne northeast. This
group contained Il .J7:;. ca native born whit, .
inhabitants in $50 Onio, Illinois. Indiana.
Michigan. Wiscoug:n X:rreznt2. Missouri
and Iowa having Il go Z population Of r.
-, 81 na-ive born Wits, group as states
settled II part. aEd alnes. wholr N sore
cases, b New Snela1IGers, a-.a uyc tn group
- - l'i'>sA VI He>S~4-5 $780, - A-AS%EetE II
meaning.
To tha figure: The total u1-7iber Of lzttcrz
Of inquiry that were received % 30 railroad
5tice II answer 70 tie advertisement which
'sras Published il r-.anv hil-5rCd newspaper,
was Ar. OF this Egrlbcr iGl we're sers
from .se-T ENGLAND. y from New Jersey ard
Delaware. while New To:k ann f'el.z.Sylvarsa
scnt se2, fo1r-flftss o. which were from tle
western portions Ct thoso s-atc1 TAc r3t7l
number Of ie-ssrg ssu- trc-n ;cc l-z. g7oup
p states vas 60 Du~.cg TIE sare r-1,s
-.*J1 leiteT5 ucTC rccCive4 from people re-
1d-ng ~ The western grusp Of states /: az =
: szldcsnt fzc: that more letters q in7u.Ty
we're receITed from any one state which
ave placed il tae seco-a5 group than we're
-ecciTed from al SeT E--Ia0i- And & q
slso i.---fi>1nf. and Indicative ot the strength
II the migratory instinct Of tLs western Peo-
lie, that E-Cre letters Of inquiry were re-
,@iTe-i from Tise far western state. ii proper
a5n 70 TIER population than FROM an - her
soTtion q the Jni2z For instance, ~ 81
es were received fror- Iowa, compare
lively new safe, and Which contained ,sS5,-
rs white people u 800, and iS3 wsrs re-
eIyed from Indiana an oder stste, which
.ad white population q ]. IA ia IN isso
Illinois which had as, i7z native White
population Ii 1850. set 50 Iess@rx. wAllS |